Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions is a Republican Representative representing Texas's 17th District in the 111th Congress (2009–2011). Now in their 14th term, they have cast 3613 recorded votes, seen 179 measures become law, and sponsored 24 bills. They won their 2024 election with 66.3% of the vote, a 32.6-point margin. Their office has spent $1,844,685 in taxpayer-funded expenses this period. Up for re-election November 2026.
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Each numbered Congress spans two calendar years and is divided into two sessions: the first session (odd-numbered year, e.g., 2009) and the second session (even-numbered year, e.g., 2010). Modern Congresses begin on January 3 of odd-numbered years and end on January 3 two years later, unless a law sets a different date. The House is elected every two years, while Senators serve six-year terms staggered so that roughly one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years.
Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012
Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2012
Protecting Access to Healthcare Act
Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2012
Jumpstart Our Business Startups
Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012
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A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the publication of "To Kill a Mockingbird".
A bill to provide for the adjustment of status for certain long-term conditional residents.
A resolution designating September 2010 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
Recognizing the work and importance of special education teachers.
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on man-made shells used in the manufacture of sleeping bags.
A bill to extend temporarily the reduction of duty on polyethylene HE1878.
A resolution designating September 2009 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
Election History
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab
Current Election Status
Campaign Finance (FEC)
Source: Federal Election Commission · Candidate ID: H2TX03126 · Through 02/11/2026 · 2026 Cycle
Taxpayer-Funded Office Spending (MRA)
Top Recipients This Quarter
Source: House Statement of Disbursements · Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2025
Federal Spending in Your District
Federal dollars obligated to this district in FY2025. Reflects ongoing programs and prior authorizations — not decisions by the current officeholder.
Top agencies (FY2025)
Top awards (FY2025)
How Pete Sessions voted on recent appropriations bills
Appropriations bills authorize and fund the programs reflected above. This is Pete Sessions's recorded position on the most recent 10 — not a claim that these votes caused the spending figures.
Source: USASpending.gov. Voting records via official House/Senate clerk roll-call data. District map: post-2020 census (118th/119th Congress).
What The Facts Score
Measured from public voting records, Census district demographics, and CRS bill data. Not an editorial judgment — the same formula applies to every member regardless of party.
Did You Know?
Institutional Tilt
Sponsor Contradiction
Sponsors Energy bills but voted NO on this one
Sponsors Healthcare bills but voted NO on this one
Sponsors Technology bills but voted NO on this one
Sponsors Defense bills but voted NO on this one
Sponsors Infrastructure bills but voted NO on this one
Sources: Congress.gov · Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · Legislative Dossier on The Honest Copy
Texas Congressional Delegation
Other members of the 111th Congress representing Texas. View full Texas delegation